2 days ago, on Bakerella's site (for those of you who do not know her, she is the cakepop queen), I found a cupcake I had never ever seen before, and got instantly curious. Now if you know this cupcake before scrolling down to the result, this is the type of cupcake that scare the begeebers (spelling?) out of someone like me. They look impossible to make. So here are the steps I took, don't scroll down yet!!!!!!
So the recipe called for a chocolate cupake with sour cream, which I didn't have at home, so I went ahead and made my regular super gooey chocolate cupcake. That's what you see up there!
Then, you make a marshmallow frosting, it takes 15 minutes of constant stirring with a handheld mixer, over a pot of simmering water. Now some people who had commented on the recipe said they got goopy white gunk. I got something resembling melted marshmallows-perfect! I decided to put some raspberry essence in it instead of vanilla.
Next step, make a huge swirl of the stuff on top with the biggest round tip ever! Doesn't it just look like an ice cream cone? Till now I couldn't believe no disaster had struck! They look gorgeous!!! Anyway, I now put them in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Last step-DIPPING them in melted chocolate! Can you believe it? The marshmallow topping not only stuck to the cupcake while surviving the pull of the melted chocolate, but also kept it's shape! Like dipped ice cream cones!!!!!
This is the inside....Yum! And absolutely perfect!!! If you are interested, go see Hi-Hat cupcakes in google, go on Martha Stewart's recipe... I don't know how to create links on my blog, so I won't even try for now... anyway, ignore everything that is said that is negative in the comments section, the recipe is perfect!!!!!
And now the last pictures, I sprinkled them-just in case 2 of my most constant readers would say I should've decorated them! How do you guys like my Hi-Hat cupcakes? (I don't know why they are called that...)
My very first meringues! They also came out perfect! Yay! What a great evening. I must say, some days, everything goes well...
Amazing! I like the decorative sprinkles too!! :)
ReplyDeleteYum! did the marshmallow stay gooey after the choclate was applied? will these work if you make them the night before a party?
ReplyDeleteAlways surprised to read a comment on here-I haven't posted anything in almost 2 years I think!! From what I can remember, everything stayed wonderfully gooey on the inside-I kept them in the fridge I think...and even without the fridge, you can definitely make these the night before a party! Good luck!!!
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